After Life: Ways We Think about Death (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781459813885)

Why do we die? Why can't we live forever? What happens to us after death?

Moving between science and culture, After Life: Ways We Think About Death takes a straightforward look at these and other questions long taboo in our society. By showing the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death, both today and throughout our history, the book also shines a light on what it is to be human. Each chapter includes a brief telling of a death legend, myth or history from a different culture or tradition, from Adam and Eve to Wolf and Coyote, and ends with a section on a common theme in our thinking about death, such as rivers and birds in the afterlife, the colors that different cultures use to symbolize death, and, of course, ghosts. The final chapter is about grief, which is both a universal human experience and unique to each person. The text offers suggestions for ways to think about our grief, when to ask for help and how to talk to friends who are grieving.

Author: Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
ISBN-10: 145981388X
ISBN-13: 9781459813885
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Language: English
Published: 09/04/2018
Pages: 88
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.80w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/23/2018
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2018
School Library Journal 08/01/2018 pg. 85
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 48
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory